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Bridging the Gap Training of Trainers
Monday, September 21, 2009 - Friday, September 25, 2009
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2009 Symposium of the National Association of Social Workers, Iowa Chapter
Ira SenGupta presented the keynote speech -From Cultural Bump to Cultural Congruence: Enhancing Cultural Competence in Health and Human Services- at the recently concluded 2009 Symposium of the National Association of Social Workers, Iowa Chapter in Des Moines. The theme of the annual symposium was -Growth, Change, and Competency in a Culturally Diverse World. About 300 social workers attended the meeting ON April 17, 2009 ably coordinated by Kelli Soyer, Executive Director of NASW, Iowa Chapter.
CCHCP, 06/01/2009 CCHCP Presented at National WIC Association's 26th Annual Conference
Ira SenGupta, Executive Director, recently presented on Cultural Competency and Working Effectively with Interpreters at the 26th Annual Conference of the National WIC Association in Nashville, Tennessee. A rich diversity of people access WIC (Women, Infant and Children) services bringing with them worldviews and approaches to diet and nutrition, pregnancy, breastfeeding, alcohol and drug use, family planning, and healthcare that may be different from the WIC staff who serve them. More than 900 WIC staff and administrators attended the conference on May 24 to 27 at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel in Nashville.
CCHCP, 06/17/2009 Bridging the Gap Training at the Alaska Immigration Justice Project
On March 9 to 13, 2009, Rose Long, Director of the Bridging the Gap (BTG) Interpreter Training Program at CCHCP, presented the week-long training to 23 participants. The class was a very diverse group, languages represented were Laotian, Yup'ik, Spanish, Tagalog, Arabic, Korean, Nuer, Russian, Hmong, Vietnamese, Bosnian-Serbian-Croatian, Portuguese, and Mandarin. Barb Jacobs, Program Manager of the Language Interpreter Center (LIC) of the Alaska Immigration Justice Project (AIJP)successfully coordinated this training. In 2007, the Municipality of Anchorage awarded the Mayor's Community & Non-profit Organization Diversity Award to AIJP. AIJP is dedicated to protecting the human rights of all Alaskans by providing comprehensive immigration legal services and language interpreter services throughout Alaska. Robin Bronen is the Executive Director.
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Current events and initiatives Medical Interpretation: Professional Development and Integration into the Health Care Team Ira SenGupta, Executive Director of CCHCP, delivered the keynote address: "Medical Interpretation: Professional Development and Integration into the Health Care Team" at the recently concluded Medical Interpreter Conference in Indianapolis, IN (June16, 2009). The conference was supported by St. Vincent Hospital and Health Care Center, Inc. together with its community partners, the Indiana Minority Health Coalition, Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services, Immigrant Welcome Center, among others. Reginald Lillie is St. Vincent Hospital and Health Care Center, Inc.'s Program Facilitator.  L to R: Toshiko-sensei, Ira SenGupta-sensei, Kevin-kun (Photo by: Kevin Cole)
"Attending the conference opened my eyes to a new and exciting potential career opportunity and was a great chance to network with professionals inside the field. The highlight of my day at the conference was the ability to talk directly with the keynote speaker about the BTG program." - Kevin Cole, Student at Kanji Camp Japanese Studies Program Click here to read full article by Kevin Cole
 New! Advanced Cultural Competency Training Workshops
A new series of advanced training workshops has been developed by the Cross Cultural Health Care Program. Designed to be taught in an 8-hour format, the trainings focus on strategies to end health disparities and on achieving health equity for medically-underserved communities. Each of the advanced trainings is presented with short background information and learning objectives. A variety of interactive instructional methods will be utilized to deliver the content. Relevant case scenarios will assist in skills building. The recommended strategies will enhance effective cross cultural communications and the creation and sustaining of effective personal and professional partnerships for health, social and human services. Please see the Cultural Competency Training portion of our website for more information or email Ira SenGupta to request more information. |
CCHCP Publications
Interpreter training materials
"Communicating Effectively Through an Interpreter" DVD
Bilingual medical glossaries in 21 languages including:
Spanish, English, Arabic,
Chinese, Somali, Portuguese,
French, and Russian.
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Who we are:A training and consulting organization supported by a wide array of multilingual publications available for purchase through our online store. Our key initiatives are: Cultural Competency Training and Consulting Bridging the Gap Medical Interpreter Training Program Research and Information Services through the Northwest Resource Center on CLAS and Health Disparities We enhance the abilities of health professionals to provide culturally competent and linguistically appropriate care. |
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